Delta Offers Travel Discount as Official Airline of Washington International Horse Show, Presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN™

September 17, 2019 - Washington, DC

The 2019 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN™, running October 22-27 at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, D.C., is proud to offer significant travel savings to its competitors, spectators, and fans through the Delta Air Lines Meeting Network®.

The partnership with Delta Air Lines, the Official Airline of WIHS, includes savings of up to 25% on airline tickets for travel within the U.S. and Canada, as well as overseas to transatlantic destinations. The special discount is available to all riders, trainers, vendors, sponsors, and visitors to the historic event.

“It is a goal of WIHS to create partnerships that push the boundaries of conventional sponsorships and this agreement accomplishes just that,” said Mary Helen Shaughnessy, Executive Director. “Being a part of the Delta Meeting Network® is yet another added value that we are excited to continue at WIHS for the benefit of our competitors and ticket holders.”

Delta Air Lines is pleased to offer its Meeting Network® program to WIHS as the Official Airline of WIHS and sponsor of the Delta Winner’s Circle during the week of the show.

“We’re excited to again be supporting the Washington International Horse Show as part of our commitment to the Washington D.C. area,” said Heather Wingate, Delta’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs. “We want to attract the highest caliber of events to our Nation’s capital, and flying people from all over the world to take part in these spectacular events is what we do best. We’re looking forward to horse show exhibitors and visitors experiencing Delta’s unmatched reliability and renowned customer service.”

Discounted Delta Meeting Network® flights can be booked here with WIHS Meeting Event Code: NY2WA.

Travelers may also call Delta Meeting Network® at 1.800.328.1111* Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. (CT) and refer to Meeting Event Code NY2WA. *Please note there is not a service fee for reservations booked and ticketed via the reservation 800 number.

Discounts are applicable worldwide for eligible Delta Meeting Network® passengers and Zone Fares are applicable for travel from U.S. and CA only to worldwide destinations except International Transpacific Asia and Australia. Travelers may earn SkyMiles, but must adhere to TSA regulations and SFPD guidelines.

To learn more about travel to WIHS, click here.

WIHS will continue a longstanding tradition as one of the world’s most celebrated indoor horse shows in 2019 and again host the $136,300 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Washington for the President's Cup, with coveted qualifying points on offer for the 2020 Longines FEI Jumping World CupTM Final taking place in Las Vegas, NV, in April. Additionally, WIHS will welcome qualified hunter, jumper, equitation, and pony riders from across the nation and celebrate year-end titles, including the coveted Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund WIHS Equitation Finals.

For more information on WIHS, please visit www.wihs.org, join WIHS on Facebook, and follow them on Twitter and Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat. Tag them using #WIHS2019 #HorsesInTheCity, #FEIWorldCup, #JumpToGreatness, and #Longines.